Senior Application Security Specialist
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Locations: Brussels area, Belgium; Leiden area, Netherlands
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 5 Days Ago
Job requisition ID: 2024-13942
About the Role
Are you passionate about application security and cyber security challenges? Do you want to leverage your expertise securing the design and implementation of Swift core applications and services? As a senior member of the team, your core responsibility will be to support Agile and DevSecOps teams in delivering secure applications. Additionally, you will be coordinating security initiatives and enriching your experience by working with an international and diverse team of IT security experts and SMEs. Our team highly encourages the contribution of ideas and drives the generation of new concepts to maintain Swift's outstanding security.
Education
University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; or equivalent work experience. A Master's degree is an asset.
Experience
Typically has 4 to 5 years of relevant work experience.
What to Expect
As part of the team, you will lead and/or contribute to key activities such as:
* Identifying opportunities for improvements in work processes and innovative approaches to completing the scope of work efficiently.
* Being the trusted partner of Agile and DevSecOps teams to support and collaborate in securing their products from an application and/or architecture perspective.
* Providing security requirements aligned with policies and standards, adapted to technology stacks (Cloud Native, containers, orchestrators, etc.).
* Providing security technical assistance during software design, development, and operations activities.
* Maintaining security standards and guidelines to respond to changes in threats, technology, or best practices.
* Managing and promoting the usage of security tools in the development pipeline and operations.
* Researching and assessing new threats, vulnerabilities, and security alerts, and recommending remedial actions.
* Designing and implementing capabilities, processes, and/or tools to improve security in the software delivery life cycle, security automation testing, secure by design activities, etc.
* Promoting a strong security culture at Swift, recognizing that it is hard-fought and easily lost.
* Coaching and sharing knowledge with team members.
Professional Knowledge and Expertise
Strong understanding in application security, security architecture including threat modeling, and security requirements definition based on business needs, classification, threats, and risks.
Demonstrated experience in secure coding, security testing practices, tools, and vulnerability management, including:
* OWASP top 10
* SAST, DAST, SCA, API testing, and/or containers vulnerability management
Experience with risk assessments, using advanced security and analytical skills to evaluate security risks, identify, and design mitigations to bring risk within appetite.
Understanding of Agile and DevSecOps principles and how to integrate security into them.
Other Expectations and Skills
* Act with business understanding and build customer relationships.
* Be proactive and accountable for delivering results.
* Demonstrate operational excellence and the ability to self-learn and coach others in a fast-paced, complex, and technical environment.
* Plan, coordinate, and report on different activities.
* Exhibit strong analytical skills.
* Communicate effectively with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, adapting communication to diverse audiences.
* Be a team player and respect diversity.
What We Offer
We put you in control of your career.
We offer a competitive package.
We help you perform at your best.
We help you make a difference.
We give you the freedom to be yourself.
We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. An environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential regardless of age, background, culture, colour, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran/military status.
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